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Pool tragedy: 2 die in Lake Worth

Crews' attemps to revive child not enough

Emergency crews were called Friday afternoon to a home in Lake Worth after a neighbor found two people floating in the pool.

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Pool tragedy: 2 die in Lake Worth

Crews' attemps to revive child not enough

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Updated: 5:58 PM EST Mar 9, 2012

One woman drowned in a pool and a child died a short time later despite the efforts of rescuers, WPBF 25 News has learned.The drowning took place at a home in the 3900 block of Tuskegee Drive in Lake Worth at about 2 p.m. Friday.A neighbor found the two floating in the pool in the backyard of the home, then called 911.Crews arrived and pulled the woman and the child from the pool. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The child was rushed to JFK Medical Center, and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving there.The victims' identities were not immediately available.Initial reports suggested that the victims were a woman and her granddaughter, but that has not been confirmed.9146236

LAKE WORTH, Fla. —

One woman drowned in a pool and a child died a short time later despite the efforts of rescuers, WPBF 25 News has learned.

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The drowning took place at a home in the 3900 block of Tuskegee Drive in Lake Worth at about 2 p.m. Friday.

A neighbor found the two floating in the pool in the backyard of the home, then called 911.

Crews arrived and pulled the woman and the child from the pool. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The child was rushed to JFK Medical Center, and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving there.

The victims' identities were not immediately available.

Initial reports suggested that the victims were a woman and her granddaughter, but that has not been confirmed.